Avery baronets explained

Avery baronets
Creation Date:	1905
Status:	extinct
Extinction Date:	1918
Family Seat:	Oakley Court, Bray, Berkshire^[1]

The Avery baronetcy of Oakley Court in the parish of Bray in the County of Berkshire, was created for William Avery in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 6 December 1905. On the death in 1918 of the 2nd Baronet the Baronetcy became extinct.

Avery of Oakley Court, Berkshire (1905)

1. Sir William Beilby Avery, 1st Baronet (1854–1908)
2. Sir William Eric Thomas Avery, 2nd Baronet (1890–1918). He is noted for his 1916 design of the "Eye" divisional symbol for the Guards, in line with an idea of Andrew Thorne.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: Fox-Davies . Arthur Charles . Armorial Families: A Directory of Gentlemen of Coat-armour . 1910 . T.C. & E.C. Jack . 55 . en.
2. Book: Paget . Julian . Second to None: The History of the Coldstream Guards, 1650–2000 . 11 September 2000 . Pen and Sword . 978-1-78337-939-2 . 681 note 27 . en.